Indoor Bodyline

[Matt79]

When I play indoor cricket, my preferred line and length when I bowl is into the body and short enough to go through armpit high. Given that the nets make hooks and pulls low scoring propositions and players typically only when soft keeping inner gloves and a front pad, do people think that this is smart and effective, or am I being a jerk?

I've noticed I always cop plenty of short stuff when its my turn to bat, but doesn't worry me too much to be honest.

 

[adharcric]

Jerk.

 

[Perm]

If you give it you have to take it. Do what you want really because you know they'll do the same to you.

 

[Nate]

Nah, good on you. The way indoor should be played. I try to bowl rib-length, but throwing up a full wide one occasionally works a treat. If you can bowl a decent yorker, it`s obviously not a bad idea. Mostly short stuff for mine.

 

[nightprowler10]

Smart and effective. But you're still a jerk for doing that.

 

[Simon]

its how u r supposed to bowl in indoor, its not exactly as dangerous as doing it in outdoor because its anywhere near as hard..

 

[deeps]

Indoor balls don't hurt anywhere near as much anyway

Go the yorkers, far more effective imo

 

[Nate]

Problem is, if you drop it a bit shorter, or too full, decent batsmen will drive you for lots. Shorter stuff is arguably harder to punish.

 

[andmark]

When I play indoor cricket, my preferred line and length when I bowl is into the body and short enough to go through armpit high. Given that the nets make hooks and pulls low scoring propositions and players typically only when soft keeping inner gloves and a front pad, do people think that this is smart and effective, or am I being a jerk?

I've noticed I always cop plenty of short stuff when its my turn to bat, but doesn't worry me too much to be honest.

Do you play with real balls.?

 

[Turbinator]

Do you play with real balls.?

Well you'de need real balls to bat against with that kind of line and length.

 

[nightprowler10]

A tapeball could do the job. Tennis ball wouldn't be as effective.

 

[Matt79]

Do you play with real balls.?

they're hard balls, but not as hard as a proper six-sticher